Porter Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Camberley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider seeks a dedicated Porter to enhance patient experiences and ensure smooth operations within the hospital. In this vital role, you will transport patients, manage equipment, and support essential services, all while upholding the Trust's values of efficiency and excellent customer care. This position offers flexible working hours, including weekends, and the opportunity to contribute to a supportive and inclusive environment. Join a team committed to maintaining a healthy work-life balance and making a meaningful impact on patient care.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Professional development opportunities

Supportive work environment

Pay enhancements for unsociable hours

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and IT systems competence are essential.
• Must pass Maths and English assessment to progress to interview.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients and move equipment around the hospital.
• Ensure safety and courteous treatment of patients and visitors.
• Respond to emergency situations and adhere to health regulations.

Skills

Verbal Communication

Written Communication

IT Systems Competence

Teamwork

Flexibility

Education

Maths and English Assessment

Job description

The ideal candidate will have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be competent in the use of IT systems. You will also be willing to work hard in a team, as well as confident to carry out individual duties. You will be interacting with a high number of patients each day, playing a vital part in making their stay as comfortable as possible.

On a typical day as a Porter you can expect to:

1. Transport patients around the site.
2. Move equipment and furniture between wards.
3. Collect and deliver essential supplies and samples.
4. Undertake Postal Service/messenger duties.
5. Collect and dispose of waste.
6. Respond to any emergency situations that may arise.

Due to the nature of the role, you will be required to adhere to departmental standards and health and safety regulations. You will also act at all times in a manner that upholds the Trust’s values, working as part of a team to ensure efficiency and excellent customer care.

For this position, the working hours are 24 hours a week, working at weekends providing portering support to a new clinical wing of the hospital on a rota shift. You will receive pay enhancements for unsociable hours.

As part of the recruitment process, you will complete a Maths and English assessment. To progress to interview, you will need to pass this test.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first-class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work-life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours. We do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Applicants will need to be flexible and may be asked to work various shift patterns, including nights and weekends at times.

Responsibilities include:

1. Work to the roster prepared by the site Portering Supervisor.
2. Ensure that all patients and visitors are treated in a polite and considerate manner and receive prompt assistance when required.
3. Ensure that telephones are answered efficiently and courteously and that written and/or verbal messages are conveyed quickly, clearly, and accurately.
4. Transport patients by means of bed, wheelchair, or trolley, ensuring that the transportation is carried out in a safe and courteous manner.
5. Check that all modes of patient/equipment transport are safe and in good working order; place defect orders for any maintenance that is required to your supervisor or departmental manager.

Please see Job Description and Person Specification for further information.

This advert closes on Sunday 1 Dec 2024.